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Episode 3: Jeri Curry: Making disaster relief about people and not politics
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Episode 3: Jeri Curry: Making disaster relief about people and not politics

A disaster-relief leader discusses her work on the Marshall Fire and Hurricanes Milton and Helene, amidst recent controversies about the politics of natural disasters and their recovery efforts.

Show notes:

Jeri Curry is Executive Director and Board Chair of Marshall ROC - Restoring Our Community. Marshall ROC is the organization leading the recovery effort for the Marshall Fire, which devastated Louisville and Superior, Colorado, in December 2021. Jeri also works as a strategic consultant with Crisis Cleanup, a disaster cleanup hotline that connects disaster survivors with cleanup and recovery services. She has decades of other experience working in media, communications, consulting, non-profits, humanitarian, and international development organizations. Amidst recent news headlines about politicians and officials on both sides of the spectrum politicizing disaster relief efforts, we discuss Jeri’s approach to disaster relief and recovery, which emphasizes people over politics.

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